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@DataRepublican @ReldonPalmer59 @realJeremyCarl 😂😂

I try and not ask for help in boosting. But please boost this. I am still reaching out in good faith that he prides himself on a kind Senator. But sending me an email weeks after I sent a heartfelt one, timed just after @realJeremyCarl withdrew his nomination with a literal request for me to follow Curtis on X, is rapidly changing those priors. @SenJohnCurtis please reach out to me. We can still fix this relationship.

. @SenJohnCurtis I am told you pride yourself on being a nice, open-minded person. Many have begged me to go after you. I didn’t because we need you. But just now, your office just sent me the most patronizing message in response to the very real testimony I offered on the behalf of @realJeremyCarl weeks ago. Not just that, but that Carl retweeting one of my posts was a possible factor in you denying his nomination. Senator Curtis, I’m really struggling here ethically. Genuinely. You are my Senator and I respect you especially in the light of a swing vote. But the message your office sent me just now is very upsetting and patronizing, and shows you don’t listen to your own constituents at all. Let me ask you a simple question. Are you willing to communicate with me and get to know me? Yes or no? Silence will be taken as a “no.”

@ReldonPalmer59 @tvheidihatch @MerMaid15882072 ironically she IS sparring with trump (lol) i guess you can decide what that has to do with stones

She thinks she has the stones to spar with Trump? Maybe she should remember the Trump administration made commitments to assist with the water problem at the Great Salt Lake. She does not think that will hang in the balance? She is out of her league and does not even know she is already in checkmate.

SLC Mayor Mendenhall using this years dry winter to shut down water usage for DHS ICE detention in Salt Lake City. Her statement ahead of tonight's council meeting, "Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall issued the following statement ahead of tonight’s Salt Lake City Council meeting. “Yesterday I transmitted a proposal to the Salt Lake City Council to update Title 17 and Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code, which pertain to daily water allowances for nonresidential uses. New large water users are particularly problematic due to Salt Lake City’s worsening drought conditions and water conservation needs, which we are already taking action to address. Just last week, I directed Salt Lake City and our entire service area to move to Stage 2 of our Water Shortage Contingency Plan. As Mayor, a primary responsibility I have is to ensure residents have access to clean water, reliable utilities, and safe infrastructure. Put simply, a potential high-occupancy facility interferes with those needs. While we lack direct information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a 7,500-person detention facility on our City’s west side would likely use 1-2 million gallons of water per day. By comparison, the warehouse recently purchased previously used about 5,600 gallons daily. Should they be approved, these water usage updates would enact tighter restrictions on all government entities, ensuring that the amount of water new commercial and industrial developments can use is in line with our City’s capacity.”

@Jasonthezombie6 @tvheidihatch 1. lol 2. she understands and that's what makes this move even more baller 3. sometimes you gotta throw a brick through a window.

1. Mendenhall is admitting that the facility will be used & filled - she knows they're many illegals among Utahns. Interesting 🤔 2. Mendenhall doesn't understand that water usage would remain the SAME wether these illegals drink/bathe in their homes or from within the facility. One way to slightly INCREASE water portioning is to DEPORT illegals. 3. Leftists like Mendenhall are obstructing justice by interfering with ICE operations.

@dodgypeople @tvheidihatch you have choices pierre.

@tvheidihatch She’s is a pos. Slc has turned into a blue haired crappy place to live or visit.

@bbleepcun1960 @tvheidihatch what "hoards of uninvited ILLEGALS"?

@tvheidihatch How come water isn’t a problem for hoards of uninvited ILLEGALS or Huge Mosques ? 🕌

@HeidiWhitaker @phil_lyman @flintdm @tvheidihatch let's cut power next.

@phil_lyman @flintdm @tvheidihatch The state where water is cut off to an ICE facility.

@truthiness4ever @MomAngtrades @tvheidihatch in your mind, residential apartments and ICE detention centers are the same?

@MomAngtrades @tvheidihatch Not only that, but how can she justify selectively disallowing that after the fact when easily twice that many people will be dumped into those box apartments going up all over the city like weeds in the next year.

@MorningBackCast @MomAngtrades @tvheidihatch 😂

@MomAngtrades @tvheidihatch This is all about election fraud. The boomerang is incoming. This is initiated distraction.

@MomAngtrades @tvheidihatch this doesn't feel like a game to me.

@tvheidihatch She’s playing a dangerous game tbh. Hopefully the federal government doesn’t cut any funding to SLC.

@NormieUtah sounds like a pretty solid perk to me. you don't like this?

So Mayor Mendenhall is weaponizing water against certain property owners she doesn’t like for partisan political reasons. Do I have that right?

@bobco5301 @CollegeFBPortal @CoachJayHill @chengelis (not sure how that ? got in there. it wasn't intentional

this simply isn't true dude. i understand that you think it is & even why you do. but perpetuating this concept that the/a foundational value for women and girls in any professional scope is their beauty or physically appearance (even subconsciously) is not nothing. i don't think hill is rapey or predatory at all,? but this comment was professionally lazy and it did perpetuate this idea. and im certain hill knows this (even in retrospect) and would admit as much.

NEW: Michigan DC Jay Hill FLIRTS with female reporter during his press conference… Coach Hill told the reporter she’s “the best looking one in the bunch…” 😳

@MrFrank1212 @runsrealfast "i don't think..." well im convinced.

@runsrealfast These are just in the last year, my guy. I don’t think any university (maybe Ohio state cause of Wexner) is as down bad morally/culturally as byu is right now.

In the last year we’ve really found out about how byu is as a place to develop good men… Kingston - rape charges (ongoing) Dahle - lewd conduct with child under 16 (guilty) Retzlaff - rape allegations (settled) Krebs - public exposure (guilty) Evans - securities fraud / money laundering (guilty) Wagner - wire fraud /money laundering (guilty) Davis Jr - DUI Somehow, I think I’ve missed some too. Holy shit, byu. It isn’t even funny anymore.

@MrFrank1212 @JesseHarsh5 "word was" 😐

@JesseHarsh5 I believe that. Word was that it was an out of court settlement & then dismissed because of that. Fully accept your version. That being true, he did get screwed over.

@ModernNotoriety @Jujubballin @KingJames @nikebasketball *future

@ModernNotoriety @Jujubballin @KingJames @nikebasketball i've thought forever that lebron should sign a WNBA player (or 3) to the brand. nice to see.

Nike LeBron NXXT Gen "Silver Lining" by JuJu Watkins ✨ 🗓️ Summer 2026 🏷️ $170

@TheDickChokers @CardPurchaser @cvspharmacy you cannot pay CVS prices unless you're prepared for significant markups. period.

HEY @CardPurchaser ANYBODY FIND ANY LUCK WITH THESE? THE PACKS THEMSELVES DON'T SAY ANYTHING LIKE "LOOK FOR RELICS" AND NEITHER DOES THE BLISTER PACK THINGY AND $19.49?!?

@yakyucosmo @LADodgersMuse @ShotimeLAD @Bnicklaus7 @brownsonjacob2 @BrandonTeweets i agree he's at a crossroads... almost certainly NOT the final crossroad he will face with in his baseball career.

Roki Sasaki looks like a shell of the pitcher he once was. Sasaki's historic amateur prospect pedigree earned him the nickname “Kaibutsu,” or “Monster,” of Japan’s current imperial era, Reiwa, a title previously bestowed upon all-time greats Suguru Egawa (Showa) and Daisuke Matsuzaka (Heisei). In 2022, the Iwate native sent shockwaves across the baseball world when he threw a 19-strikeout perfect game as a 20-year-old and followed it up with 8 more perfect frames in the very next start. Durability was always Sasaki’s undoing, but that was the only question. When he was on the mound, his dominance was undeniable, drawing comparisons to a young Jacob deGrom. But the former first-round pick saw a steep decline in his dominance after an oblique injury in July 2023. Prior to that, Sasaki was on pace for the best pitching season in NPB history on a per-inning basis. 2023 Stats as of July 24: 13 GS 85.0 IP 1.48 ERA 40.4 K% 4.7 BB% 64.1 GB% 39.1 Whiff% 37.7 CSW% The flamethrower returned from injury in just 7 weeks and looked rusty in a couple of starts, but that could easily be attributed to being rushed back or not yet fully healthy. The more concerning signs emerged early in 2024, when his fastball velocity dropped noticeably, sitting 95-98 mph in starts instead of the 98–101 range seen in previous years. He still produced great results in NPB as his signature splitter remained highly effective, and he started to incorporate the slider more. However, both the shape and command of his fastball had clearly regressed, especially when compared to the gaudy metrics he posted in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. March 2022 - July 2023 (Fastballs Only) Pitches: 1,654 Avg Velo: 98.6 Max Velo: 103 Whiff%: 21.0 Z-Con%: 82.8 Strike%: 73.1 pERA-: 67 September 2023 - October 2024 (Fastballs Only) Pitches: 851 Avg Velo: 96.9 (-1.7) Max Velo: 101 (-2) Whiff%: 12.6 (-8.4) Z-Con%: 91.7 (+8.9) Strike%: 70.7 (-2.4) pERA-: 95 (+28) Then, Sasaki triggered what is believed to be an early posting clause in his contract to pursue a move to Major League Baseball, ultimately signing a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. If not for international bonus pool restrictions on players under 25, the right-hander was widely viewed as a talent worth hundreds of millions. His debut campaign stateside was anything but smooth, as Sasaki struggled out of the gates before missing three months with a right shoulder impingement, an issue that also potentially bothered him during his final NPB season. He returned in September and made an impact for LA out of the bullpen in the early stages of the postseason, but looked shaky during the World Series. Still, he was able to reach triple digits on his fastball again, offering some hope that 2026 could be a rebound year. He skipped the WBC to focus on building back up as a starter, but endured a disastrous spring training, walking 29% of batters to the tune of a 15.58 ERA. As of right now, it’s difficult to view Sasaki as starter material. His fastball has lost its power, his mechanics are off, he lacks a true third pitch, and he doesn’t show the confidence to attack the zone, preventing his world-class splitter from really shining. What the Dodgers — but more importantly, Roki Sasaki himself — do from here will define his career. Will the most talented Japanese arm ever be remembered as the injury-prone phenom who set his sights on MLB too early and crumbled in the process, or will he emerge as a force in a dynasty alongside fellow countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto?

@TalkinBaseball_ shit happens. onto the next one.

Roki Sasaki's line before he was pulled in the first inning tonight: 0.0 IP, 0 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K on 30 pitches

i'm opposed to this system. it is what it is. BUT even more than being opposed to the system in general, i'm absolutely opposed to how they're rolling this thing out. if you have the technology, and the overall goal is to get the calls right, why not just allow the ump to get help any close pitch? Why does it have to be a gamble or risk If it's gonna be a strike or not? is MLB trying to make it a gamble? if so, WHY?! what's more important, the drama of challenging a call or the actual call? If the answer isn't "the call," then what the F word are we doing?!

Major League Baseball will use the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) during the entire 2026 season ABS CHALLENGE RULES: - Each team will get two challenges and can keep them if they’re successful - Challenges can only be initiated by a pitcher, catcher, or batter, and the request must come right after the pitch - To signal a challenge, the pitcher, catcher, or batter will tap his hat or helmet to let the umpire know - No help from the dugout or other players on the field is allowed - In each extra inning, a team will be awarded a challenge if it has none remaining entering the inning The ABS Challenge System powered by T-Mobile 5G network uses cameras set up around the perimeter of the field to track the location of each pitch and a graphic on the scoreboard shows the result of the challenge (MLB x @TMobile)